Post your Super Elite S100K 2018/19 Benefit Year Qualification/Requalification Here!
Nov 19, 2017, 10:10 pm
#121
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Canada
Programs: AC SE 2MM, HH Dd, SPG; IC Pl/A; AA; DL
Posts: 14,321
The Altitude website says that I have qualified for a higher status and will be able to select privileges next year (I am currently 75k). Sort of strange because I have 113,899 miles, 44 segments, but only $19,000 AQD. Is the dollar qualification strict? (I still have enough flying before the end of the year that I will pass 20,000 anyway, so if this is a mistake it's not a problem) Anyone seen this before?
Nov 19, 2017, 11:24 pm
#122
Join Date: Feb 2006
Programs: AC75 MM
Posts: 959
To my surprise, once I surpassed 1MM last year I just lost interest in chasing status. Maybe it was because I realized I would fall short as the AQD requirement cut into my bottom-feeding habit!
Anyhow; projections for this year, after redeeming a ton of points before they become 'worthless' in 3 years time are: $12k AQD, 45k AQM and 20 AQS - which is OK with me as I will qualify for 'E50-FOR-LIFE'.
Anyhow; projections for this year, after redeeming a ton of points before they become 'worthless' in 3 years time are: $12k AQD, 45k AQM and 20 AQS - which is OK with me as I will qualify for 'E50-FOR-LIFE'.
Nov 20, 2017, 7:19 am
#124
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Wherever needed
Programs: SE100K, AEROPLAN 3MM, QANTAS CC, AMEX BLACK, FAIRMONT PLATINUM
Posts: 33
wow, that's impressive. May I ask without getting too personal: are most of your flights long haul International? I ask because man, that's a lot of time to spend in tube...I can see doing YVR-YYJ-YVR a few times per week to get the 100 segments which of course each leg is like 15 minutes, that would get you to SE status easily...
Nov 20, 2017, 11:18 am
#125
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Ottawa
Programs: AC SE*MM/S100K; HHonors Diamond; a bunch of others at various levels!
Posts: 1,580
AQM: 105,560
AQS: 63
AQD: $22,702 (some still to post)
Just passed 100k on Friday. Still have about 20k miles in more flights before the end of the year. Down from my all-time peak of 175k last year. I think 120k is typical for me the last several years.
AQS: 63
AQD: $22,702 (some still to post)
Just passed 100k on Friday. Still have about 20k miles in more flights before the end of the year. Down from my all-time peak of 175k last year. I think 120k is typical for me the last several years.
Nov 23, 2017, 9:10 am
#126
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: AC SE, SPG Lifetime Plat, ACMM
Posts: 3,535
Sorry for the delayed response. Nothing unusual. AC changed the rules starting 2017 and AQD is accounted for by AC flights on non 014 ticket and for all flights on 014 tickets. Hope this helps. If you need further clarification do send me a pm.
Nov 23, 2017, 9:16 am
#127
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: YVR
Programs: AC SE100K, Marriott Titanium & LTP, NEXUS
Posts: 613
Just to clarify - all “star alliance member” flights. For example, Cathay connection flights do not earn AQD.
Nov 23, 2017, 5:15 pm
#128
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: OGG, YYC
Programs: AA, AC
Posts: 3,697
The Altitude website says that I have qualified for a higher status and will be able to select privileges next year (I am currently 75k). Sort of strange because I have 113,899 miles, 44 segments, but only $19,000 AQD. Is the dollar qualification strict? (I still have enough flying before the end of the year that I will pass 20,000 anyway, so if this is a mistake it's not a problem) Anyone seen this before?
An amusing data point: I recently applied for Nexus. The time from application to approval was shorter than the time it takes AC to post AQD.
Nov 24, 2017, 2:02 pm
#129
Join Date: Dec 2010
Programs: AC E, BA Bronze, HHonors Gold
Posts: 208
I am ~$2,000 short to qualify for SE (already above 100K AQM). I have a trip booked later in December but it's with United, so no chances to get any more AQD there. I am tempted to buy a flight pass, but I am wondering if the AQD will be credited now or gradually after each segment flown? Any other creative ideas to reach the spending limit?
Nov 24, 2017, 2:08 pm
#130
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: YVR
Programs: AC SE100K, Marriott Titanium & LTP, NEXUS
Posts: 613
Not sure if showing this earlier was a bug, or if it knew about the incoming AQD. Either way - hopefully awaiting a sweep before January.
Nov 24, 2017, 2:30 pm
#131
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: OGG, YYC
Programs: AA, AC
Posts: 3,697
I am ~$2,000 short to qualify for SE (already above 100K AQM). I have a trip booked later in December but it's with United, so no chances to get any more AQD there. I am tempted to buy a flight pass, but I am wondering if the AQD will be credited now or gradually after each segment flown? Any other creative ideas to reach the spending limit?
Nov 24, 2017, 3:13 pm
#132
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: OGG, YYC
Programs: AA, AC
Posts: 3,697
My AQD posted today, and dashboard looks the same. Still says "Beginning early next year, you will be bumped up to your new level of privileges.".
Not sure if showing this earlier was a bug, or if it knew about the incoming AQD. Either way - hopefully awaiting a sweep before January.
Not sure if showing this earlier was a bug, or if it knew about the incoming AQD. Either way - hopefully awaiting a sweep before January.
My suspicion is that the "you will be bumped" message is correct. Some system in the deep background knows that you will be promoted to SE and has passed this info to the web host platform. The process that appears to be hopelessly buggy is the display of individual AQD details and the corresponding total.
Nov 24, 2017, 3:24 pm
#133
Moderator, Air Canada; FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: YYC
Programs: AC SE MM, FB Plat, WS Plat, BA Silver, DL GM, Marriott Plat, Hilton Gold, Accor Silver
Posts: 16,767
But they often seem to monkey with some of those when calculating the AQD. I challenged them on some of these earlier this year and the amounts they were using seemed to be based on fixing them at a fairly round number. I think some US tax should have been C$23 or so at market exchange rate but AC was using C$25.00.
Nov 24, 2017, 3:45 pm
#134
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: OGG, YYC
Programs: AA, AC
Posts: 3,697
AC deducts AIFs, ATSC, etc from the pro-rated per credit amounts.
But they often seem to monkey with some of those when calculating the AQD. I challenged them on some of these earlier this year and the amounts they were using seemed to be based on fixing them at a fairly round number. I think some US tax should have been C$23 or so at market exchange rate but AC was using C$25.00.
But they often seem to monkey with some of those when calculating the AQD. I challenged them on some of these earlier this year and the amounts they were using seemed to be based on fixing them at a fairly round number. I think some US tax should have been C$23 or so at market exchange rate but AC was using C$25.00.
To add insult to injury, if you were (for example) to buy a 10 credit pass for $15,000 but only use 5 of the credits before expiry, you'll only get AQDs based on $7500. AC makes pure profit out of the $7500 but credits you nothing.
It's not difficult to understand why so many people feel such utter contempt for Air Canada.
Nov 24, 2017, 7:36 pm
#135
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: YYZ
Programs: AC SE100K MM
Posts: 588
There is a strangeness with GST/HST. If the flight pass allows flights to both Canada and US, the AQD is calculated as if it is a Canadian flight with the taxes at that rate. The US is lower.
I wrote to them because I fly on a pass which is only US destinations and the assumed tax rate was wrong. I got higher AQD this year. They do fix things sometimes.
I wrote to them because I fly on a pass which is only US destinations and the assumed tax rate was wrong. I got higher AQD this year. They do fix things sometimes.